I live out in western mass where asparagus is queen ("hadley grass" is what some folks call it) and I've been trying all manner of methods of preparing it recently. I tested out the jerk asparagus recipe the other night, and I have to say, that shii was tasty! the seasonings are flavorful and hot without overpowering the delicate asparagus taste. that recipe is definitely poised to become a regular part of my a-gus consumption.

That looks wonderful ... colourful! I had a friend who told me once that he returned from work to find dinner prepared by his stay at home wife ... they are/were meat eaters it was - a piece of sole, boiled potatoes & cauliflower ... all white ... a plate (a white plate no less) of white ... the colours on your plate make one want to seize it and dance about ... being careful of course, not to spill any of it.

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Yesterday I made the Forty Clove Chickpeas, but with cauliflower instead of broccoli. It's awesome for such an easy dish. The hardest part is just waiting for it to cook, honestly. It's great with tahini sauce on it.

Yesterday I made the Forty Clove Chickpeas, but with cauliflower instead of broccoli. It's awesome for such an easy dish. The hardest part is just waiting for it to cook, honestly. It's great with tahini sauce on it.

That dish helped my non-cook sister go vegetarian! I posted it on her fridge and she makes it like 4 times a week. She told me she made it with Brussels Sprouts recently and acted like she was a genius for thinking of it. She is adorable. I'm trying to convince her that there are MORE recipes in AFR, but she is in that weird camp of people who can happily eat the same thing every day.

Just recently made the Curry Laksa, it was delicious! Even my tofu hating die hard carnivore of a sister polished off an entire bowl and informs me she does after all like tofu. Isa must have superpowers!

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Hrrmmm. I loaned the book to somebody, about a month ago, who I reckon isn't going to make anything from it. I'm not sure whether to ask him for it back (may require an email, as I might not seem in the office for a while) or give it up to the vegan leprechauns and buy another one???

Hrrmmm. I loaned the book to somebody, about a month ago, who I reckon isn't going to make anything from it. I'm not sure whether to ask him for it back (may require an email, as I might not seem in the office for a while) or give it up to the vegan leprechauns and buy another one???

Ask how the recipes are coming along and when is he going to be serving an Isa AFR dinner for six.

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I finally got to try the trattoria pasta salad. I really liked it. I don't like arugula, so I subbed baby spinach. I kind of wish I had tossed the spinach with still warm pasta to wilt it a smidge, so I'll do that next time. Also, I don't like the raw onion taste too much, so I soaked my shallots in cold water for 30 minutes. That mellowed them out so they were perfect.

I'm making the Forty clove dish for dinner tonight! With quinoa and the easy breezy cheezy sauce.

This inspired me to finally make that cheezy sauce tonight since I had to use up some quinoa and veggies and DANG. Good thing I halved the recipe because... I ate all of it. Whoops. Still glad I wasn't slurping up tons of margarine though, which is what my usual made-up cheezy sauce involves.

I'm doing a 30 day challenge at my Bikram studio, so staying hydrated and eating well is going a long way to feeling good in the hot room. I'm so happy to have AFR so I don't feel confined to boring salads and flavorless dinners. I sound like an infomercial...